ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Nā hoa a me nā kumuwaiwai

Navigating the world of hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā for your child can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. Hawaiʻi offers a wealth of resources to support families, caregivers, and educators in ensuring children with special needs receive the services and opportunities they deserve. From advocacy organizations and legal assistance to parent support networks and mediation services, these community partnerships are here to help.

Nā Punawai ʻOhana & Kaiāulu

  • Community Children’s Councils: A partnership of parents, school personnel, private providers and other community members, coordinated by the Department, who are concerned with the delivery of services and support to special needs children and families.
  • Papa Hoʻopaʻa Kino & Hoʻokaʻaʻike: He kumuwaiwai no ka poʻe me ke kino kīnā ma o ka Mokuʻāina ʻOihana Ola.
  • Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center: He ʻōnaehana palekana a hoʻolaha i koho ʻia no ka poʻe me ke kino kīnā.
  • Hawaiʻi State Bar Association: Ma luna o 8,000 mau lālā ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, pili i kēlā me kēia ʻano o ke kaiāulu, ʻoihana, aupuni a me nā ʻāpana waiwai ʻole o ke kaiāulu. Hoʻohana nā loio manawaleʻa i mau tausani hola i kēlā me kēia makahiki ma nā hana pro bono a me nā hana kaiāulu.
  • HIDOE ʻOhana a me ke Kaiāulu: Hāʻawi ka pūnaewele Family and Community Engagement i nā kumuwaiwai e kōkua iā HIDOE i ka launa pū ʻana me nā ʻohana, nā kula a me nā kaiāulu a puni ka mokuʻāina. Ma kēia pūnaewele, e ʻike ʻoe:
  • Hilopaʻa provides information and referral, technical assistance and training for parents with children with disabilities. Hilopa‘a Center is staffed by parents and friends of children with special health care needs. They provide free, confidential assistance to families and self-advocates and the professionals who serve them, and provide resources for students transitioning out of high school.
  • Ke alakaʻi i ke kino kīnā a me ka holomua o ka Hawaiʻi (LDAH): The Parent Training & Information Center for the state of Hawaiʻi. Its mission is to enhance education, work and life opportunities for children and youth with disabilities by empowering them and their families through information, training and mentoring, and by public outreach and advocacy.
  • Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi: Hāʻawi i nā kōkua kānāwai kīwila manuahi i nā poʻe haʻahaʻa loaʻa a ʻaʻole e uku i nā mea kūʻai aku no nā lawelawe kānāwai.
  • Kikowaena Uwao o ka Pakipika: ʻAhahui kūʻokoʻa ʻaʻole waiwai, Aloha United Way Agency e hāʻawi ana i nā lawelawe uʻi kiʻekiʻe a me nā lawelawe hoʻoholo i nā hoʻopaʻapaʻa i hiki ke loaʻa.
  • ParentGuidance.org: Provided by the Department’s Office of Student Support Services for parents and school staff. ParentGuidance.org hana pū me nā kula a me ko lākou mau kaiāulu a puni ka ʻāina, me ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i nā ʻohana e kōkua i nā keiki e ulu aʻe ma o kāna mau kumuwaiwai olakino, e like me:
    • Hoʻomaʻamaʻa makua hoʻokahi-a-hoʻokahi no nā mākua, nā ʻohana a me nā limahana kula
    • Loaʻa i ka ʻoi aku ma mua o 30 mau seminar olakino olakino
    • Nā haʻawina pūnaewele e alakaʻi ʻia e nā mea lapaʻau laikini
    • "E nīnau i kahi mea lapaʻau," he nīnau a pane pane pinepine
  • Hoʻonaʻauao Kūikawā Advisory Council (SEAC): A diverse group of individuals with expertise on all aspects affecting hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā and related issues. Membership includes a majority of parents of children with disabilities, as well as teachers, administrators, representatives from the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, and others.
  • Special Parent Information Network (SPIN): ʻIke, kākoʻo a hāʻawi ʻia i nā mākua o nā keiki a me nā ʻōpio me ke kino kīnā a me nā ʻoihana e lawelawe ana iā lākou (kākoʻo ʻia e DOH/HIDOE).
  • Partners in PROMISE: A nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports military families navigating hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā and the Exceptional Family Member Program. They provide resources, data-driven advocacy and tools to help ensure military-connected children with special needs receive consistent and equitable education services.
  • To learn more about community involvement related to hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā and the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), view the SPP/APR Educational Partners/Parent/Community Feedback page.

Punawai Federal

Nā loulou hou a me nā kumuwaiwai e pili ana i ke kākoʻo ʻana i nā haumāna me ke kino kīnā.

Nā Punawai Apana a me nā Wahi Paʻi

Each complex area within the state has a hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā team of specialists supporting schools and families. For help with your student/child or school, please contact the Apana Kauka Hoʻonaʻauao (Pepa Google) no kāu kula.

Koi Kula

Hiki iā HIDOE ke loaʻa ka uku kālā federala mai ka papahana Medicaid no kekahi mau lawelawe lapaʻau pono e pili ana i ke olakino a mākou e hāʻawi nei i nā haumāna kūpono.

HIDOE medicaid reimbursement website

Aʻo Home-Hospital

In the event of a sudden or chronic health condition that prevents a student from physically attending school for a minimum of 10 consecutive school days, the student’s parent(s) may complete and submit Sections I and II of the Puka lawelawe aʻo halemaʻi home (PDF) to the school’s student services coordinator to request Home Hospital Instruction Services. A Student Support Team will then be convened to discuss the best means of providing the student with a continuity of educational services between the classroom and the home or hospital.

Lala Kākoʻo Kūikawā

Hāʻawi ka Exceptional Support Branch (ESB), ma lalo o ke Office of Student Support Services, i ke alakaʻi, ka hoʻomohala ʻoihana a me ke kōkua ʻenehana i nā Area Complex a me nā kula i ka hoʻolālā ʻana a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i nā papahana e hoʻonui ai i ka holomua no nā haumāna me ke kino kīnā. No ka ʻike hou aku, e kelepona iā 808-305-9750.

Monitoring and Compliance Branch – IDEA Team

The Monitoring and Compliance Branch (MAC), IDEA Team, under the Office of the Deputy Superintendent, supports the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Hoʻonaʻauao Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and HAR Chapter 60 requirements to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities and their families. For more information, call 808-307-3600.